STRATACACHE unveils Connected Journey to bring retailers closer to the consumer

January 13, 2014

STRATACACHE, a provider of scalable digital signage, content distribution and enterprise video acceleration technologies, today unveiled a new, interactive…

Raymark launches new POS, analytics solutions

January 13, 2014

Raymark has announced the upcoming launch of its next generation of retail enterprise solutions for mobility and analytics at the National Retail Federation's…

NRF 2014 opener: Retail stores 'meet a human need, not just a commercial one'

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

An innovative mall operator opened this year's Big Show with a fresh breath of optimism and positivity.

NRF 2012: Reducing shrink for high-loss items with kiosks

ZoomSystems showed two automated retailing solutions at NRF 2012 designed to prevent the theft of small, high-dollar items like razor cartridges. The aisle…

NRF 2012: Interactive signage with a brand focus

Geoffrey Bessin with IntuiLab talks about the importance of integrating the look and feel of a brand with the look and feel of interactive digital signage.

NRF 2012: The ins of visual in-store customer analytics

Andy Talbot, CEO of LightHaus Logic, talks about the functionality of visual analytics--those of systems generally as well as those of LightHaus--in this…

NRF 2012: StoreBOT, an automated retailing kiosk

KIOSK Information Systems used NRF 2012 to show StoreBOT, a kiosk designed for the instore sale and dispensing of high-shrinkage items.

NRF 2012: Foresee-ing the customer experience

Analytics company Foresee discussed how software and metrics can help retailers eliminate the guesswork from evaluating their performance with shoppers.

NRF 2012: The 360-degree scanner evolves

At retail's Big Show, Wincor Nixdorf showed the lastest generation of its flagship self-checkout unit.

NRF 2012: Is PCI fundamentally inadequate?

Representatives of one NRF exhibitor have launched an Occupy PCI movement, saying their holistic approach provides better data security.

NRF 2012: Phone charging as bait for digital signage

NEC's Rich Ventura talks about his company's combination phone-charging kiosk and digital sign with interactive messaging. Applications include retail…

NRF: January retail sales continue slow road to recovery

February 11, 2010

Post-holiday sales and gift cards helped consumers open up their wallets at the beginning of 2010 to take advantage of special deals on popular apparel…

NRF reports best year ever for Big Show

February 1, 2010

An email from Mike Gatti, senior vice president of communications for the National Retail Federation, reports that last month's 99th Annual Convention &…

NRF: Italian grocer adopts Oracle retail planning tool

January 18, 2010

Grocery retailer Esselunga announced at NRF that it is using an Oracle Retail planning platform to make more profitable and competitive pricing decisions in…

Macy's Terry J. Lundgren elected as chairman of NRF Board of Directors 

January 18, 2010

The National Retail Federation announced Terry J. Lundgren, Chairman, president and CEO of Macy's Inc., will serve as the chairman of the NRF Board of…

NRF: Tesco CEO Sir Terry Leahy's 10 lessons for success

A legend of retail shares a wealth of advice with a packed house Tuesday morning.

NRF CEO Mullin: Retailers demonstrating 'courage to lead'

Mullin lauds Macy's, Sears and Apple in BIG Show opening speech in New York City.

NRF BIG Show to debut Innovation Station

January 3, 2010

It's where ideas become realities, where problems become solutions and where retailers can essentially meet a real-life solution provider who can offer answers…

Revionics launching inventory-optimization system at NRF

January 3, 2010

Revionics Inc., a provider of full lifecycle price-optimization and consumer demand-management software, announced the launch of RAPS Replenishment in advance…

Greentailing to be hot topic at NRF

December 27, 2009

Whether it's conserving water in their stores or promoting their reusable shopping bags, many retailers are committed to the "greentailing" movement. Green…